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US20030040688A1
US20030040688A1 US09/967,360 US96736001A US2003040688A1 US 20030040688 A1 US20030040688 A1 US 20030040688A1 US 96736001 A US96736001 A US 96736001A US 2003040688 A1 US2003040688 A1 US 2003040688A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H19/00—Massage for the genitals; Devices for improving sexual intercourse
    • A61H19/40—Devices insertable in the genitals
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/20—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for vaginal muscles or other sphincter-type muscles

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  • the present invention pertains to a massage ball with an outer hollow ball, in which an inner ball is arranged freely movably. Furthermore, the present invention also pertains to a massage device comprising two or more massage balls that are connected to one another with an outer hollow ball, in which an inner ball is arranged freely movably.
  • the massage devices are designed such that another, heavy ball is arranged in an outer, hollow ball, and is freely movable there. Two of the massage balls designed in such a manner are connected to form the massage device via a cord.
  • the basic object of the present invention is to improve massage balls of the type mentioned in the introduction and massage devices with such massage balls such that they no longer emit noise.
  • the massage ball according to the present invention and the massage device according to the present invention have and outer hollow ball inside and/or the outside of the inner ball provided with a coating consisting of a soft material.
  • This coating is preferably made of an elastomer.
  • the inner ball is cushioned during the fall against the inner surface of the outer ball and the generation of a clinking noise is avoided as a result.
  • the use of the massage device is no longer audible to bystanders.
  • the effect according to the present invention is achieved regardless of whether the coating is applied to the inner surface of the outer, hollow ball only, to the outer surface of the inner ball only or to both the inner surface of the outer ball and the outer surface of the inner ball.
  • the cord for connecting the massage balls to one another has a thickening, especially a spherical thickening, at each of its ends.
  • the thickening of each end snaps into a corresponding locking hole on the respective massage balls.
  • the cord is thus securely anchored to the massage balls.
  • the locking hole and the thickenings additionally also have press fit with one another, the holes in the massage balls, through which the cord is led, are sealed at the same time. This sealing effect is especially good because of the soft and elastic coating if the locking hole is arranged in the coating of the outer balls. Body fluid or water (the balls are cleaned under running water after use) is prevented by the good sealing effect from entering the interior of the outer ball.
  • the balls according to the present invention are also improved by the variant from a hygienic viewpoint.
  • the balls can even be used during menstruation.
  • the thickening is formed in an especially simple manner by a small plastic ball injection-molded on the cord.
  • the cords may be fastened to the massage balls by crimped sleeves made of plastic, which are fastened to the ends of the cord by crimping.
  • the plastic crimped sleeves may be additionally bonded to the massage balls, so that the above-described locking connection may be eliminated.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective external view of a massage device with the features of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical partial sectional view of a first exemplary embodiment of a massage ball for a massage device with the features of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical partial sectional view of a second exemplary embodiment of a massage ball for a massage device with the features of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a vertical partial sectional view of another exemplary embodiment of a massage ball for a massage device with the features of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hollow ball for a massage device according to FIG. 2 or 3 .
  • the massage device shown in FIG. 1 comprises two massage balls 10 , which are connected to one another by a cord 11 .
  • the massage balls 10 themselves are designed as follows.
  • the massage balls 10 always comprise an outer, hollow ball 12 , within which an inner ball 13 is arranged freely movably.
  • the outer, hollow ball 12 has an outside diameter of 34 mm.
  • the inner ball 13 has an outside diameter of about 20 mm and weighs about 20 g.
  • the outer ball 12 is made of two hemispheres 14 , 15 , which are clipped to one another.
  • the hemispheres 14 , 15 have at their free edge two projections 16 located opposite each other and extending over about 90° with an outer bead 17 . With these projections, the hemisphere 14 or 15 engages corresponding recesses 18 on the respective other hemisphere 15 or 14 .
  • the outer bead 17 is caught in a corresponding groove 19 on the recess 18 .
  • the outer ball 12 or its hemispheres 14 , 15 have a two-layer design, namely, with an outer shell 20 made of a relatively hard plastic and an inner coating 21 consisting of a soft material, elastic elastomer.
  • the inner ball 13 is a simple metal ball in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the outer ball 12 has exactly the same design as in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 2. Identical components are therefore designated with the same reference numbers here.
  • the inner ball 13 also has a special design in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3, namely, it is made of an inner core 22 made of metal, which is coated with a coating 23 consisting of a soft, elastic elastomer.
  • both the outer ball 12 and the inner ball 13 are provided with a respective coating 21 and 23 in this exemplary embodiment.
  • only the inner ball 13 with the core 22 is made of metal with a coating 23 , analogously to the inner ball 13 according to FIG. 3.
  • the outer ball 12 is one-layered, namely, it is made with an outer, relatively hard shell 20 only.
  • the cord 11 is also fastened to the massage balls 10 described so far in a special manner.
  • the cords 11 are provided for this purpose at their ends with a thickening 24 each, namely, a small injection-molded ball made of plastic.
  • This small ball 24 engages a corresponding locking hole 25 on the outer ball 12 .
  • the small ball 24 and the locking hole 25 are press-fitted to one another.
  • the locking hole 25 is arranged within the soft, elastic coating 21 .
  • the cord 11 is led through the outer shell 20 through an additional hole 26 .
  • the locking hole 25 is arranged directly in the shell 20 .
  • the thickening 24 may also be formed by a crimped sleeve made of plastic. This is placed on the ends of the cord 11 and then fastened by crimping in a non-positive manner. The crimped sleeves 24 are then also bonded to the massage ball 10 .

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